Jabber Messenger for the Web 5.0 Now Available to Government Customers; Zero Footprint Client Based on ClientSide's Chatterbox Platform.DENVER -- Jabber An open standard for instant messaging (IM). There are tens of thousands of Jabber servers on the Internet, most of which are privately run within a company or college campus. There are also hundreds of public Jabber servers that any user can register with, Google Talk being the largest. , Inc. today announced Jabber Messenger for the Web 5.0 for federal government customers. The zero footprint client communicates directly with Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP XCP Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber) XCP eXtended Copy Protection (First 4 Internet; UK) XCP Explicit Control Protocol XCP Expendable Current Profiler ) servers by running inside a user's Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. via Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. JavaScript and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. (AJAX). "For many customers, specifically within the federal government where Jabber, Inc. has substantial traction, they want to quickly deploy standards-based secure and compliant instant messaging (IM) and other presence services without having to touch every desktop," said Joe Hildebrand, chief technology officer of Jabber, Inc. "Jabber Messenger for the Web 5.0 delivers the functionality of Jabber XCP IM, text conferencing, and more without having to install anything beyond a Web browser on the desktop." Based on ClientSide's flagship Chatterbox client, Jabber Messenger for the Web 5.0 is a full-featured IM client that requires no installation and is compatible with open standards such as the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an open, XML-inspired protocol for near-real-time, extensible instant messaging (IM) and presence information (a.k.a. buddy lists). It is the core protocol of the Jabber Instant Messaging and Presence technology. (XMPP (EXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) An XML-based protocol for real time communications, originally developed by Jeremie Miller in 1998 for the Jabber instant messaging system. ) -- an emerging standard in the federal government. "AJAX enables Chatterbox and now Jabber Messenger for the Web 5.0 to offer a true zero footprint experience that is easily administered, runs securely in any environment, consumes a minimum of bandwidth, and will work anywhere a Web browser is present," said ClientSide's Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ian Paterson. "Add to this the ability to integrate the client experience into customer portals, Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) encryption, and the ability to customize features -- not just skins -- and you have a solution that is well suited to the requirements of federal government customers." To learn more about the entire family of products from Jabber, Inc., visit http://www.jabber.com/index.cgi?CONTENT_ID=5. Jabber, Inc. will be participating in a Presence and Availability Round Table at the upcoming VoIP Developer Conference, August 8-10, 2006, in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information about this event, please see http://www.jabber.com/index.cgi?CONTENT_ID=489. About Jabber, Inc. Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time presence and messaging solutions. More than ten million users -- representing hundreds of telecommunications carriers/operators, financial institutions, government agencies, higher education institutions, logistics companies, and other organizations -- have licensed the Jabber XCP commercial server to underpin carrier-class real-time, presence-powered applications including desktop and wireless IM for enterprises and consumers, real-time trading systems, and government intelligence systems. The JabberNow IM appliance is targeted to small and medium businesses, that require secure, interoperable, and compliant business-class IM. Jabber, Inc., a 2005 EContent 100 Award Winner and a 2005 Red Herring 100 Award Finalist, counts BellSouth, CapWIN, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , FedEx, France Telecom, HP, Lehman Brothers, McKesson, Orange, Portugal Telecom, and Orange Link amongst its customers. Jabber, Inc.'s investors include France Telecom, Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investing arm, Jona, Inc., and Webb Interactive Services, Inc. Visit www.jabber.com or send an email to info@jabber.com for more information. About ClientSide Founded in 1998, ClientSide has pioneered the use of AJAX and DHTML See Dynamic HTML. DHTML - Dynamic HTML technologies to develop Web pages that interact like responsive PC applications. Few others have been in the AJAX applications business as long as ClientSide, whose flagship product, Chatterbox, is the only fully featured IM client that needs no installation. Chatterbox is compatible with standard open protocols including XMPP, third-party servers, and other IM networks. ClientSide was founded by Ian Paterson, its current chief executive officer, Jabber Software Foundation Council Member, and principle architect and author of different standards-track protocols, including the truly innovative JEP-0124 (XMPP/HTTP Binding http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0124.html) and JEP-0116 (Encrypted Sessions http://www.jabber.org/jeps/jep-0116.html). For additional information about ClientSide, visit www.clientside.co.uk. |
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